Tag Archives: Economic Crisis

How Much of the Stimulus Money has Already Been Spent?

Posted on June 3, 2009 by John Rutledge

One of the (many) problems with using big increases in federal government spending as an economic stimulus tool is timing. You can’t appropriate and spend it fast enough to matter much during the downturn. Spending it years later, after the … Continue reading →

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New Interview Published in Beijing Review

Posted on May 8, 2009 by John Rutledge

An interview I did on my last trip to China during the Boao Forum for Asia is now published in the May 7 issue of the Beijing Review, China’s National English Weekly. Check it out—the article is titled “Growing Pains” … Continue reading →

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